diff --git a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
index 574c7d5915e..580b3807cc7 100644
--- a/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
+++ b/cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ git repository:
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ ~2.3
+        $ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ '~2.3'
 
    Composer will now download the Standard Distribution along with all of the
    required vendor libraries. For more information about downloading Symfony using